Software engineer by day.
Home repair and remodeling since age 12.
Four decades of fixing, breaking, and rebuilding every room in my own homes — not as a contractor, but as a homeowner who learned everything the hard way.
The Long Version
The name means exactly what it says. Hammond is my name. RE is always capitalized — it stands for Real Estate, because that's what we're talking about: the single largest asset most families own. Engineered is what I do: I'm a software engineer by training and profession, and I apply that same engineering discipline — diagnosing problems, sequencing the fix, planning for failure modes — to help homeowners RE-engineer their Real Estate the way I have mine.
I started helping build homes at age 12 as a part-time job and never stopped. For the last 26 years I've owned and renovated my own houses — fixed leaks, replaced fixtures, chased mystery smells, gutted and rebuilt kitchens, finished basements from bare concrete, converted attics into livable space, renovated bathrooms, laid hardwood and tile in room after room. I've hired specialists when the job called for it (panel work, big plumbing rough-ins), but I've always been my own general contractor — making the calls, sequencing the work, supervising every step. Repairs on Saturday morning and full remodels on long weekends. I've seen what goes wrong in the walls, and I've fixed most of it.
By day I'm a software engineer. That background turned out to be surprisingly useful for this work: the same discipline that goes into a software system — diagnosing failures, sequencing dependencies, knowing what you can't change later — applies directly to a stuck valve or a kitchen gut.
I started Hammond RE-Engineered because I kept getting the same calls from friends and family. One week it was "my toilet keeps running, am I being ripped off on this plumber quote?" The next, "I got a contractor estimate for $80,000 to redo my basement. Is that normal?" Almost always they didn't need me to swing the hammer. They just needed someone honest to tell them what the problem actually was, whether it was worth fixing, and who should do the work.
That's what I provide. Not a crew. Not a license. A clear read on what's going on in your house and a plan you can act on — whether that means fixing it yourself, hiring the right specialist, or deciding it can wait.
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